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Pastimes : Free Trade is Squeezing You - Final Draft
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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote ()2/26/2000 1:36:00 PM
From: John Lacelle  Read Replies (2) of 33
 
Gustave,

I think I liked the original in German better. Of
course, the book "The Communist Manifesto" is a tough
read for most people.

Here is an interesting factiod: Did you know that trade
between nations was actually *higher* (as percent of GDP)
before WWI than it is now? Most people don't realize it,
but WWI was actually more about free trade than anything
else. Unfortunately history is taught so poorly in
school that most people believe that it had something
to do with an Archduke being assasinated for some reason
or another. The fact of the matter is that once again
rich nations are attempting to use the WTO as a tool to
"recolonize" the "developing nations" (an Orwellian term
for nations that are basket cases, always will be...).
In fact, I think much of this so called "humanitarian war"
on (in) Yugoslavia was more about "Balkanizing" the place
and making it safe for "free trade" (ie Marlboro cigarettes,
Coca cola, and McDonalds). Funny how some things never
change.

The LA TIMES ran an interesting article about how the DOW
is crumbling (old economy) vs the NASDAQ (new economy).
No wonder Alpha Gore tried to claim he "invented the
Internet"...wouldn't you? The Internet represents the so
called "new economy" of ".com" billionaires and easy money.
No more hard work...just sit back and IPO your millions...

-John
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